Edelbrock High Flow 8” Air Cleaner Element for Harley-Davidson® Twin Cam® EFI Engines Catalog # 8679

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

PLEASE study these instructions carefully before installing your new High-Flow Air Cleaner Element for Harley-Davidson®Twin Cam®

EFI engines. If you have any questions or problems, do not hesitate to contact our Technical Hotline at: 1-800-416-8628,from 7am-

5pm, Monday-Friday, Pacific Standard Time, or via e-mail at: Edelbrock@Edelbrock.com.

Description:

This Edelbrock High-Flow Air Cleaner Element is designed to supply increased air flow for modified engines using the Edelbrock Power Package for Twin Cam EFI engines. It is 1/2” taller than the stock air cleaner, and also requires the use of an 8” air cleaner cover (not supplied).

Kit Contents:

Qty. Description

1 Air Cleaner Element

3Set Screws (Allen Head)

31/4” I.D. x 1/2” Spacers

31/4” Washers

31/4” Nylon Lock Nuts

Note: The

Edelbrock High-

 

 

Flow Air Cleaner is 1/2” taller

Stock

Edelbrock

than stock.

The taper is

 

 

reversed, which will require the

 

 

use of an 8” air cleaner cover.

2.Slip the 1/2” spacers over the set screws.

1.Install the 3 supplied set screws into the original air cleaner bolt holes using a 1/8” Allen wrench. Apply a small amount of blue Loctite to the threads before installation.

3.Place the air cleaner element over the set screws and secure the air cleaner with the supplied washers and nylon locknuts.

4.Install your air cleaner cover. An 8” diameter cover must be used. Notice that there are four additional holes in the air cleaner plate. These are to allow use of the filter on early OEM Harley (Magneti Marelli) fuel injection. These will be sealed when the air cleaner cover is installed. Therefore, unfiltered air will not be allowed into the engine.

The words Twin Cam, Harley, and Harley-Davidson are registered trademarks of Harley- Davidson, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, and are used in this instruction sheet for

reference only.

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Edelbrock Corporation 2700 California St. Torrance, CA 90503

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Brochure # 63-0288

Catalog # 8679

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Rev. 6/04 - RS/mc

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8679 specifications

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